Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade will begin on December 6, after a Leon County Circuit judge refused to block the season—setting the stage for an intense showdown between hunters, wildlife managers, and anti-hunting groups now resorting to cash payouts and surveillance tactics to undermine the hunt.
The ruling came down just minutes before Tampa Bay News went live, with anchors announcing:
“Florida’s black bear hunt will go on as scheduled… The judge is refusing to stop the hunt, which will be the first in the state in 10 years.”
The hunt allows for up to 172 bears to be harvested across four management zones.
But instead of accepting the decision, the activist group Bear Warriors United (BWU) has launched an unprecedented effort: offering hunters $2,000 each to not use their bear tags.
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